Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-29
THE Death LIST.
THE KITTANNING, Pa, DISASTER.
Six Dead and Others Dying-Nine Persons
Injured.
LATER PARTICULARS OF THE WRECK
A Full List of the Casualties, the Killed
and Injured.

ana lllureu.
. PITTSBURG, May 2S.-The accident
which happened on the Pennsylvania rail
road, near the Horseshoe curve, last night,
was the most appalling that has occurred
on any railroad centering in this city for
years past,
The list of killed has increased, and this
morning it was reported that eight persons
had died, and that several of the injured
were in precariOus condition.
The accident was one of the most Pecu-
liar that ever occurred on a railroad. The
Fast Line express, which is due in Pitts
burg at l1:55 p. m, was just approaching
the Horseshoe curve from the East 1t
consisted of baggage car, smoker, two
passenger coaches and two Pullman sleep
ing cars, and was drawn by two engines.
1t was shortly after s o'clock when the
train commenced to ascend the steep grade.
Daylight had scarcely disappeared and the
Messengers were on the alert 10 catch 4
glimuse of the celebrated Horseshoe Bend.
Far no on the curve an eaSt-bOund freight
train was vending down the steep noun
tuiu side. The brakes had all been set,
and il was only running at moderate rate
of speed. The engine and ten Of the freight
cars had passed portion OF the Fast Line,
when suddenly u crsaking, crashing sound
startled the passengers. The same instant
large-sized freight car loaded with coal
crashed into the first passenger coach. The
combined speed Of the Fast Line and the
freight and the down grade of curve caused
the coal car to crush the Trailer passenger
under it rs easily as if it had been paper
box. The force Of the express caused the
rear passenger coach to crash into the coal
car for a distance Of twenty feet.
The scene was
FRIGHTFUL.
One passenger coach and its load of hui
man beings was held underneath the large
| coal ear, while the coach bank OF 1t was
/ crushed and squeezed up among the de-
/ briS. A scene Of the most intense excite
| mpnt ensucd for few moments, but soon
after those who had escaped uniniured
realized the situation and showed Won
derful sell-poSSrsslOn in deyOtlng their
efforts in looking after the injured, many
ofwbOm were dying.
In the front passenger coach II frighttuI
scene presented itself Three men lay
diving under tine crushed seats. Que OF
them was Dale Il. Graham, OF tins city.
| One passenger, " lao was held prisoner III
the debris underneath the coal ear, I'M
plured those around him to release nm.
Jack screws were procured and the coal
car was partially raised. The man was
released, and, although seriously injured,
was able to Hmp away. The dead and
injured were removed from the wreck and
everything possible done for the wounded
awaiting the arrival Of physicians IRON
Altoona.
The ears that were most damaged were
the two passenger coaches. The sleep M
cars were but slightly damaged, one O
them having the steps torn away Ih'
rear end of the smoker WAS crushed IN.
J Word was sent at once to Altoona, and a
q.iO a special train left for the scene OF thu
accident. 1t contained Superintendent
Hutchinson. Train Master Snyder, and tn
following medical staff: DrS. john ray
John T. Christy. :. NJ. Ross, W. ,. Ross
.. n. Jacobs. ID. W. CroSthwaite; Superln
teudent Robinson, of the Altoona Hospital
and a number Of nurses. 1t was followed
Inv the wrecking train. The injured wcr
DIaced in one of the Slcepers where the
received medical attention. At mldn'gh
!, the rear coaches of the train, which wer
but slightly injured, were sent TO Altoona
Two of the injured were taken to the III
toona Hospital, and the others to the l'ogaI
Iouse Four of the dead bodies wer
? taken to the undertaking rooms OF Tlpto
y LalTsrty, and two to that of Nail " Ar
tbur A train was then made up and TN
upiniured passengers were brought I
Pittsburg, arriving here at J O'Clock TIN
morning.
LIST OF THE NILLED.
The list of killed and wounded are IT
ceived this morning is as follows;
S D,IEB. GRAHAM, son of eN-Speaker Gr;
: ham, of Allegheny, killed instantly.
WFyNER \. SNYDER, ShamOkln, Ia
wearing wooden leg. Found lying dea
l. in ditch by roadside, mauSied to death
= lie got on the train mt Altoona. Paper
. tOQuu ON llN llflHNAl iI''.N'NN'' ''N'>
, member z. o. :. OF \.
!. JOHN DORIS, Of Fast Liberty, ia. LEI
r. leg dismembered six inches below hlI
4 Died half an hour after rescued trol
wreck.
J. II. SrRUFFER, of Louisville, Ohio.
= CHAs. f.. MuRRELL. residing at No. =
(; Fifty-third street. New York City; tra'
ela for Emir Cracker Works Philade
: pbia: fatally injured; jaw broken, rigI
=, cheek laid open and eve forced trol
socket: died after being brought to II
!, city.
., CI,PIEs RIEpLENINN, of Byins6eld, Mob
II county. Ind, an aged gentleman; sku
!. fractured and terribly Injured about II
}. body; died after being brought to II
city.
!, George II. PAGLEs, night ticket agent ;
= the Union Station, Columbus o. SliSh
\ " hurt about the head and right le'
> severe nervous shock.
:. A. AGEN, of Fayetteville, y. J., head cl
81 slightly and right side injured.
: Miss CLARA ALBERT, Of Flint, Men. ,col
y fusion OF right wrist and wound aOo'
left eve. Not serious.
HATTIE LUCKETT ,COlOredl Of AleNandrI
Va, compound fracture right leg, hes
- cut and bruised about the body. WI
probably recover.
'e RFy K. n. PORTER lcOlOred), pastor
- Second baptist Church, Detroit Mich
, accompanied By Luckett, also colore'
l. injuries are incision of left cheek an
y bruises To right Lex.
Of EnIrH GIEsE, eleven years old, travelir
with her mother from Chicago; silghtI
* bruised and prOstrated by the shock.
Df Mrs. GIESE, of Chicago, mother
4 Edith: caught between the timberS, hi
.r only slightly scratched about the fac
le REV. JNHN Afford, of Beaver Falls, Pa
y slightly injured. W.,
BAGGAGEMNsTER WN. B. MOORE, Wil'
re insburr: slightly cut on head; was throw